Job Description
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Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Java - 3 years experience
Salary: $88k-$125k+ up to 10% bonus
Chicago, IL - hybrid 3 days onsite
Need a 3-year sharp backend java developer with springboot microservices. You will need multithreading and AWS to develop and design automated testing tools. Familiar with kafka. Sharp young go-getter. BS degree required.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of professional Java software engineering experience with production systems, including distributed systems and backend microservice development.
- Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Kafka Streaming and message queues, with an understanding of scale, resilience and fault tolerance.
- Solid experience in API development, SQL databases, and data storage such as S3.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps tools, Git, and test automation frameworks, with experience contributing to pipelines and release processes.
- Solid understanding of OOP, microservices architecture, REST APIs, and Java 8+ features, with the ability to apply design patterns and make sound technical decisions.
- Experience working within Agile delivery models, including sprint planning, code reviews, backlog refinement, and cross-team communication.
- Demonstrate intellectual curiosity, a strong desire to learn fast, and the ability to support others and help the team adopt new technologies.
Technical Skills:
- Strong Java programming skills including object-oriented design, concurrency and multithreading, performance tuning, and hands-on experience with Spring Boot.
- Working knowledge of Kafka
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, especially S3, and an understanding of cloud-based design, security and cost considerations.
- Ability to write and optimize analytical SQL queries for relational database systems such as PostgreSQL.
- Proficient with Git workflows including branching strategies, pull requests, and code review; hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or similar orchestration platforms.
- Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code for code generation, refactoring, unit tests, and documentation, and the judgment to apply them in a disciplined engineering environment.
- BS Degree